Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 29, 1920, Page 3

Miss Leona LaBrie of Mizpah spent Tuesday in the éity. . !improvement and sewer departments’ In Japan, which, like most othed countries .in the Orient, is the home - lof the city government. The per- is t ] GRAFT l"‘ ABUNBANCE‘SMS arrested include a number of of ‘‘commissions” and- similar: gifts U !officialg and contractors.- It has been- and presents which would be termed T ik = |found that' exorbitant ~sums have graft in western countries, official By Henry Kinney, ' ‘buen paid by certain officials for the speculations of this kind must be ex- (United Press Staff Correspondent)lg"fl"fl which is the principal material tremely vicious before they attract " Tokio— (By Mail)—The city of| used in road and street construction, | attention. The police say, however, T'okio has becn excited by the dis-|large bribes having been given free-|that in this case they fhtend to inves- overy of widespread graft in the[ly by groups of contractors. Graft, tigate to the bottom. In this they are | municipal government. Numerous ar-| Was shown in the construction of the backed up by the Count Oli, mini! rests have already-been made and the|NeW great Meiji shrine, opened with of justice, who' says- that- botlr Tokio police say that many more will fol-|great pomp in commemoration of the 'rand Kyoto, the former capital, are mfi}?"{?&‘;‘,’iii“ix;?fé"?flei“fiy‘?‘ ) < i low. Captain Shiroki, chief of the|iate emperor. This made a great lm-‘rotten with graf P | criminal investigation section of the‘l”ess“‘" on the people, who feel th“* — police, says that he feels certan that! 8t least that enterprise should have| THE PIONEER WANT ADS / | BRING RESULTS i | JAPAN MODERN WITH 5-piece orchestra at the Armory, New Year's eve. / 6t12-31 R Blmer Wilber of Bagley spent| iW. H. Barber of Red Lake spent | Tueusday here on business. | Tuesday here on business. Everybody’s going to the dance at Miss Florence Tracey of Gemmell |the armory New Year’s evening. is visiting friends in Bemidji this . 6t12-31 + week. = | | | | | | | William Heritage and family bf Red Lake were Bemidji visitors on X TN o K. M. Thomas_of Foley was a busi- ‘Tuesday. i |ness visitor in Bemidji yesterday. there is not a single municipal enter- | been immune. prise in the.Japanese capital which| ‘When you want d L, - 5 b p— — phone 98§-W4 aEaY sz?:]e?g For wood, seasoneda tamarack, call will not show_ xrrggularmes. 5 " - . M. Malzahn. Phone 17-J. The investigation so far has con-! —-— cerned itself mainly with the _streetl 12-3tf | _— | PORTRAITS AT || Reduction, 25 per cent ] ‘We have studied out this new sell- ing plan for your benefit. Consutl| Mrs. J. P. McClelland of Park : Rapide, was a Tuesday visitor here. | REX THEATRE TO-DAY «A MAN MAY BE DOWN BUT HE’S NEVER OUT”, WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS BUCK JONES Mr. and Mrs. Lon Davisdf Northern . i .| Judge Spooner left for Brainerd ;?frljei l’}gut:rszzr; train, shoppers in De this morning to attend to court mat-j| . ters. | Any kind of wood at 93. = - §| Pole wood, 4 ft. wood, 16 in. woad,| = = any kind. George H. French, phone| 93. 1 mon 1-18] i Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coleman of | Park Rapids were Tuesday vlsum-s: JANUARY SPECIAL Three extra folders free this month with orders for dozens of any size or style if you mention this ad. Look for the big announcement of Troppman’s January Clearance sale tomorrow. 1t12-29 Miss Laura and Mrs. Harry Church |BeTe- | i . G B B menf g of Nary were between train shoppers = 4 v ot aj. Gen. . €. Harrls, eautiful work in large folders . in Bemidji Tuesday. ! ,t.u“'i‘, .V““:,‘jf,‘f“J§‘§,§°g'ohhe"r‘3l‘21 with the Commander of the Legion of Honor medal by the French government. | for only $5 per dozen and up. m = 4 s e I Cieneral Collardet and Captain Dubrenll (without ep), both of the French | Woman” operator for women and 39 Good music—Armory, New Year's|™ . et i embassy, are shown placing (he medal upen the genel The decoration is | kiddies. . 66 $ (EUOne: 612-31| 50000 to loan on farms. The' fastencd upim a long ribbon. Phone” 570-W _for appointaent 10-27tt | e Dean Land Co., Bemidji, Minn. i o D. S Mitchell was in Nebish yest- The Stirring Story of a Golden-Hearted Ne’er-Do-Well erday on business. He returned to ~ - r 3 | i i 4 O nty. ‘mp. . & . L Bemidji last night. Mr. and Mrs, Rolland Hjcks of Re-| LOTUS HAS PLACE IN LEGEXD) - ftr Jump. # wi| Rich Portrait Studio By John McDermott « Troppman’s' Jani Clearance e Were among the ot of town| ; «ible for man 1o make an clec- || Tenth Street, Corner of Doud : . sale osgns Monday, January 527208 |visitors in Bemidji yesterday. | According to Mythology the Name Wat ~1v'n‘1" which will Jump an open- | ) Rex Union Orchestra ’ t of i o Matinee: 2:30—10c-25¢ Evenings: 7:10-9—10c-30¢ " Given to Flower by the God- 1t12:29] when you next need feed ry the! dess Hébe. Jourtney Seed & Feed Co., where! ~Fresh, sweet m1lk and cream, sold brices:are right. At Grinnge;'s ;h?.f — lt‘Ganter‘n bakery. 10-6t: | sery on 3rd street. 9t of more than a few inches, lm!‘ ft i stated that a flash of lightning | The mysterions Egyptian fotus hng| Teresents so much power that it fre O been more idonlilimlg\\x'nh the world's flm'nll.\‘ makes & _h;n‘u. of ;’0 mllf‘,s :nnm: : Floyd Shimmel of Crookston is Vis-| 1 galstrand and C. L. Osborne of | bistory than/any other flower. U R iting his brother Fred Shimmel at|p, it SEIStrand and . L weiness vis-| The phrase “lotus eaters” Is a com:| % 1 santl Northern. this week. itors‘in the city on Tuesday. ! mon one in literature, and is used-tél s Geseribe those who live in a sdrean s r’l"ik‘e 2ug Mre. Beo, Choen of Ten-| guits dyed, §8.50; army overcoats | world. The food made {@u the dricd 5 between trains Tuesday. aved, $3.50. Model Dry Cleaners, 309 sceds of the Egyptian vaviety scems Third street. 11-17tf] to have had an efiect similar to vari- ous opium products, and once in the | Josse L.Lasky \ A baby girl was born to Mr. and | .0 3 | 1monl-18 i clutch of the drug the lotus eaters) presents Mrs, G. A. Walker, Jr., last Dight at| o0t joth past and family, and went i i e. Py o Tiomas (o onken,Jani m“r‘me“" home on Mississippl avenue. | qy5u¢ ohlivious of demmnds wade by “mT || -~ . children, left this morning for their| Mrs, J, W. Diedrich, who has been | Soclety, kin or even thefr own physlcal m“sum [l STQRIS and LINK ill at her home for some time, went | Wants. \ Reading Comedy Pages From the 4 m Vaudeville FRI. and SAT. “BRIDE 13” | i i Dervish Whirlwind Dancer CLARK and EGAN Comedy Singing and Instrumental ‘Thru Eyes of Men’ With Frank Mayo, Ben Alexander, / . Claire McDowell / REX FRIDAY| Green wood? Sure. 93. new home in Charlotte, N. C. to St. Anthody’s hospital this morn-; ‘The lotus }s‘clo v identified with Book of Life i the ancient Egyptiamyeligion, and was , o Bzyptinn think- "B Mavis Phillipi who teaches at Pu-|ing. posky, is visiting friends in Bemidji during the Chrstmas vacation. dedicated to Osirl For any kind of a buy, sale or ex-| ing oZ appros aching a temple without N. Ity S i ovelty Surprises — Take home a brick of Koor's ice cream. - 4-6tf | Northern Minesota Real Estate Ex: change, 214 Beltrami ave. Phone 638 change in real estate or personall thrce of the blossoms in his hard. property, see Tess Baudette of the! | P The namg was given it, according to mytholagy, when a beautiful nymph of the same name, heartbroken over | DUBARRY and DUPREEL He used to squeeze a dollar till Liberty was black in the face. Now he’s spending hundreds lil:e 1°monl-1 buzvv%ecun't _giye ym‘x Fu‘;h slervifce. the coldness of Hercules, went to Hebe can give you lots of value for . M for sy hy, a by r Wi 3 i ’ Mr. and_Mrs. 0. C. Lowe and Mr. ympathy, and by her was trans: a smell price. Consumer’s Sill:‘fzgoé and Mrs. Robert W. Deuser of Cass| formed into a flower a missing cashier. Come and | Lake were Bemidji visitors on Tues-| The sturdy hero ing ship shortly see why—and laugh for a solid Mrs. ‘Andy Haugen was the guest day. afterward _\\-nh Hylas, a youth he hour! of Baalait ients whtle, citastiag) « e loved as his own son, came to an is- to business matters in the city this| Dennis Gaipey, who has been visit-| land where the latter landed and . week, ing for a few days in Bemidji, left | searched for a spring. He found one this morning for his home in Pali-| j) the center of a pool, the pool being ‘Sam Gainey left Sunday night for sade. covered with beautiful blossoms. As Minneapolis where he attends Ham- The many friends of Mrs. G. “p. Hylas stared at thenf, Lotus; in her line University, after spending nymph fori smerged T < s ' rish will be pleased: to learn that her| NYmph form, emerged irom the blos- Christmas vacation with his parents. /"0, .0 o i‘:npmved. “Mrs, Irish has! Som and drew him to her arms, and been confined to St. Anthony’s hos- then to the depths of the pool, where pital for about ten days. he drowned. @o 4 » @ OCicty REX SATURDAY [l - In all your troubles you can always find something to be glad about, says “POLLYANNA” ot as portrayed by Mary Pickford || . Tom Mix ‘ From Eleanor H. Porter's novel, “Pollyanna” WILLIAM FOX presents Firemens’ dance, Armory New Year's eve. 7 6t12-31 . Olaf Hesterness, who has been vis- , iting his daughter, Mrs. F. Hatch, /" Irvine ayenue. for a few days return- ed to Gemmell Tuesday. Much Resin in Hawaiian Tree. When you pull a piece of bark off | the chunky old monkey-pod tree, re- ports a traveler recently in Hawaii, you smell so much resin that it seems | to you that the hot s alope would | be enough to set the b ming like Empty flour sacks at Ganter’s bak- ery. 12-4tE Your earning capacity is grestly in- a torch,. It makes a tall, pointed flawe, Publi 24 C ° - s 3 umie, i ublished by the Page Compan, creased by a business college course. | ETHODIST MISSIONARY | like the flame on a big candle. Fire | m X g ey Photographed by Charles Rosher | {Pi‘t[l:n when t?;: é‘é:.’im‘}?"éiinfé's’é“e‘&y | SOCIETY MEETS TOMORROW | !utks in the tree somewhere, that i | Scereen Adaptation by Frances Marion - lege opens its winter term. Both day| The Women's Home Missionary so- :;1;t::,|]11]. H:‘,‘:",}; :;:yc flm'; ‘fl‘tl "":;,9‘,“:: | and night school. 1t12-29 | ciety of Methodist church Meets t0- | hro o e g o e morrow afternoon at 3 o‘clock. ai | Americans do a sugar maple. Dry wood? Yes, we have it. 93.|the home of Mrs. J. B. Minnick, 914! 1monl-18|Irvine avenue. A cordial iiwitalion; Low ‘Cost Night Light. Mre, Minnie Warner who has been‘gmer)‘cthe"ded toall ladles of the| By the ingenious combuation of a visiting her daughter, Mrs, Joe Wetty g small stepdown transformer and an of Crookston for a month, returned|g automobile incandescent bulb, an in- to her home in Puposky Tuesday. “'WEDISH LUTHERAN LADIES ventor has recenily introduced a night ¢ potinle 4y WILL MEET TOMORROW | light which costs practically nothing Bemidji Fire Department dance,] The Swedish Lutheran Ladies’ | to operate. Indeed, this light. operat- New Year's eve. $t12-31 "Aid will meet tomorrow afterneon at | ing on the standard alternating cur- 12:30 in, the church basement. A|rent supply lines, hardly affects the Mrs. F. R. Smith of Minneapolis|picnic lunch will be served. usual meter,_ hence the cost is negli- | | § retux;nerl to her home last night after gible, - spending the holidays with her mo- pied ¥ ther, Mrs, J. L. Kemp and her sis- FIND SHELLS CENTURIES oLD ter, Mrs. Henry Miller. Her gladness is contagious. See the picture that has made millions happy, that keeps the laughter chasing “Prairie Tl’ails, ’ i tears and makes the heart Himf' ) ) A Compvlete and Thrilling || Sequel to “The Texan” | R 2 aramoun! Cpiclure ELKO THURS. & FRL | | Story by James B. Hendryx Directed by George Marshall [— | REX Thursday —FRIDAY— . of Darkened| Son of Windows” Tarzan ELKO THEATRE Belief That Relics Unearthed by Work- men in Oregon Were Used as Ornaments by Indians. | 3What, Woodrsnwlng? Yes! Call 1mon1 133 Claire Anderson Arthur Carewe Bemidj i p i agcse:’;f&iri\;i‘,}gifieZl;léeizy“i.a;‘;_ Sea shells about six inches across sitions the United States over. Be| Were uncovered by workers recently at successful’ and start your business| Big Eddy, nenr The Balles, Ore., lying training at' the opening term Janu-| 8t the heads of Indian skeletons. ary 6th. 1t12-29 | They were decayed and crumbled when | touched. These shells showed indica- | | . Slab wood. $3.50 mer cart Inad 18.| tions of having been used as ear orna- | inch Jack' pine in the round, $6.50 | ments. They are of the species of ver cart load. Can make immedi~t: | ehell-fish commonly called “cohogs” on delivery. Bemdiji Mfg. Co. 12-13tf| the Atlantic coast, according to per- 5 7 sons who have observed them, and Mr‘: 3 g, S}‘}"“E‘:'" :figl;ewh:: x:""::g do not grow to the size of those found E g Belo on the Pacific coast. | to Bemidji from Beloit, Wis., after t being away th ‘Wonderfully perfect spear and ar- - 8y the greater part of the row-heads, made of obsidian, a rock summer. The majority of the period he spent traveling thru Iowa. He| found no nearer than California, also Lewis J. Selznick presents ELAINE . Hammerstein “THE DAUGHTER PAYS” and an All-Star Cast, in T claims he likes Bemidji better than| Were unearthed. All of the chipping g . ever before and expects to remain| on the arrow-points found appeared | - here. to be much finer than later Indian B = oo = work, Jocal amateur llectors de- | . NOTICE oy, ort emateur o8 She wanted to sec what the in- | | The World's Wonder Jungle g Also Joe Martin— lh'l‘hedl\r[asonif: dancing ciub will see Th: ";]"c;;g““d by highway IW"'k‘ ‘S‘!‘;’Z ::wa :’::Theluc::inehv:; ’ Serial “THE JAZZ i e old year out 2nd the new year in | @s at Big y are an accumulation —= . i + o at the third of their series of dancing | Of centuries, in the opinion of D. L. From STHE PALACE o DARKENED nearly remaining as an unwill | | FROM THE HEART OF MONKEY” parties to be given at Masonic hall on | Cates, city recorder, who has lived in | 7 WINDOWS” * NATIONAL PICTURESS ¢ Ing guest. DARKEST AFRICA . . e Friday evening, December 31. A/ and around The Dalles for morethan | J . i E L ST fm"d”“ invitation is extended to all| 60 years. He points out that in the } The Cunning of the East and the Daring of the West— 15 EPISODES AND PRO- * Masoys and their families to attend.| hilis back of Big Eddy trails worn in Form a Photoplay of Lcve and Adventure that Is Different LOGUE = i . 2t12-30| the rock may be seen, evidence of the activities of Indians who used these trails for hundreds of years. Mr. Cates says that at Big Eddy the In- Also Showing—“ANDY THE ACTOR”— Gumps Comedy, and a Bray Pictsgraph - EDGAR RICE BURRGUGHS LAST SHOWINGS and Produced By Drs. Larson & Larson. v Optometrists. If trou-| dians find finer salmoy fishing than at 7:30.9:00 bled with headaches,| any other place alofg the river and | G R AND :30-92: TO-NIGHT THE PEOPLE WHO MADE i N2° nervousness or eye dis-| have been making the trip to that p oraers of any kind, needing glasses| place annually probably ever since sal 10(:-250 TARZAN FAMOUS or glasses repaired, consult them.| mon began running up the Colymbia= - | Artificial eyes fitted. _ | = ) + N——— | % | ’ g - b > . ’